I do something other than make jewelry. Today I had the urge to paint for the first time in years. With actual paints and brushes, not using a graphics program. When I paint, I like to lay it on thick and get a lot of texture from my paint. I’ll throw in all kinds of different things to get texture, including sand, glitter, dirt, thread…all kinds of things.

Here’s what I got myself in to today. I just felt like playing, so I grabbed some colors and started pushing paints around. This shot is taken at an odd angle, and isn’t a full shot, either, but, you get the idea.

I don’t pain realistic things. I like to do abstract things with various shapes and colors…movement if I can manage it. This is just the first pass of laying down color and getting a little bit of texture started. No where near finished, though. I needed to let things dry before I started layering things completely. This is the part I hate, the waiting. Do you know how fun it is to wait for pain to dry? Not very! It’s about as fun as watching grass grow. But, it’s worth it, and saves me a lot of frustration in the long run.

I used to not be able to do this part. I would never wait for things to dry, I’d just keep adding and adding. That in itself is a fun process. Adding and adding until it reaches a point I like. But this way, the waiting, gives the piece time to percolate in my mind. I never plan a piece out ahead of time, I just run with it and let it take me where it wants to go. I’ve always worked this way, no matter what the medium.

So, for now, it sits on my craft table in the dining room, drying. I’ll add more to it tomorrow…maybe it will be finished, maybe not. We’ll see!

Blessings.
Peace.
Joy

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